Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and fellow Democrats, from left, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash ...

According to research, one in six American youth are obese. This epidemic has quickly taken hold of millions of young people today through various means. Although hereditary factors can lead to ...

Diane Cress, Wayne State University If the government had found a way to save US$10 for every dollar it spent helping low-income people get healthier, wouldn’t it make sense for it to keep doing that?

This article was originally published in EducationNC. In April, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned the focus of his Make American Healthy Again movement toward ...

More extreme weather and shifting growing seasons are putting pressure on school meal programs, which serve nearly half a billion children worldwide. Jennifer Burney, a professor of Earth system ...

This blog is derived from a presentation that I made on March 29 at the “Harkin on Wellness” symposium held in Des Moines, IA. The event was sponsored by the Harkin Institute, founded by former ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Across the state of Kentucky, each day students receive nutritious meals and snacks in school because of the USDA’s child nutrition programs. Over time, inflation has raised ...

When schools pivoted to virtual learning early in the pandemic, the National School Lunch Program was thrown into chaos. Millions of children rely on school meals to keep hunger at bay, so school ...

Cooper Medical School students work on the Cooper Sprouts Community Garden in 2024. It's an example of a student community service project that focuses on nutrition. (Courtesy of Cooper Medical School ...